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Bill Targets How U.S. Buys Weapons

A new front is emerging in the battle to revamp the way the Pentagon buys major weapons systems, after the process ground to a virtual halt in recent years amid protests and missteps.

Carl Levin, the Michigan Democrat who heads the Senate Armed Services Committee, and senior Republican panel member John McCain of Arizona introduced legislation that would make it easier to kill weapons programs that spawn runaway development costs, while taking steps to improve competition in the heavily consolidated industry.

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